Below Decks in Torbay

Can't beat this place for atmosphere, really friendly and happy vibes. The fish platter is wonderful , as is the soup. However, I once tried the lemon pesto chicken pasta, sadly it didn't have any lemon , or pesto so it was just chicken pasta 😅 still enjoyed my evening though, just won't order that one again and stick with the soup.

Excellent food, good value for money great service.

Stopped by for a coffee and a bite to eat. Nice food and pleasant staff. It seems very popular and dog friendly.

The mussels in white wine sauce were delicious, good service and friendly helpful staff

Nice new glass building on harbour to sit in out of the weather!.

Brilliant food and atmosphere. Live music superb. 🎶. Definitely coming again soon 👍

Regular stop off for a snack. Always a good experience.

Excellent food, good menu choice. Great customer service. Would recommend a visit if you are ever in Torquay. We loved it.

Went here for food and drinks . It was lovely . Dog friendly inside and out . Would like to personally thank Anna for the amazing service we received from her . Her customer service was outstanding . Thank you . Will definitely return and highly recommend.

Amazing food and service. Fantastic gem of a place

I asked for hot Latte because the last time I was at below decks it came out Luke warm. Nice coffee, but it was Luke warm🙄

Great food ruined by ear shatteringly loud live band then restaurant music. I love a bit of live music but the bass was way to loud and catering to the drunk people dancing out front. After band finished the music playing over the PA was way too loud despite the restaurant/bar emptying out at 9.30pm. Our server was very erratic and in dire need of customer service training as she seemed a bit under the influence, dunno if this place has a hippy vibe or what but was definitely not feeling it. Besides that I could not fault the food which was great and resonably priced, was just a shame I had to spend 2 hrs shouting to have a conversation with friends etc

Always good for a pint and a chill..

What a shame to have to give a local business a bad review but today's service was the last straw, I have been using below decks for years, the past year it seems to be getting worse! We have visited multiple times this summer spending most days over £100 a meal with our inlaws and our groups we dive with for breakfast, lunch and dinner and every time something gets missed or not given at all. Previous visits other people on the table get there meal and one person is sat waiting for there's until others are half way through the meal, other occasions coffees being brought cold because they have been sat at the bar waiting to be brought over, meals missing items or not as have been ordered. Then this morning 5 people had their breakfast brought over and I had ordered mine before the 5 people, then I asked for mine to one of the young waiters and he said oh its coming then 40 mins later now everyone had finished I went up and asked for a refund as I'd still not had mine, the guys inside said oh have u still not got yours I said no I'd like a refund everyone has finished eating one lad said you ordered ages ago I said I know! He said they are doing it now I said no I don't want it, he said not a all I said no its too late, he gave me a refund of just my breakfast not my drink or the toast that was given 40 mins ago without my breakfast, it's really disappointing as I've brought large groups here after diving ect and something seems to always go wrong. If this had been the first time I wouldn't have put a review but this has now happened multiple times in the year at various times lunch, breakfast ect and previous times no apology or nothing, also it was not busy when we arrived this morning so really disappointing.

First time here and didn’t disappoint…fantastic views of the harbour, great atmosphere and the food was hearty with generous portions. Would definitely recommend 👌🏻

I could have written a dozen great reviews for this place already! Incredible food, quite literally every time. The service is always fab and the vibe is super chill. If you’re here on holiday, don’t miss this hidden gem. And if you’re a local and this isn’t somewhere you eat regularly, you better check yourself 😉

Brilliant seafood platter, only thing better than the taste was the cost as it was well priced. Great views and atmosphere with some good lads behind the bar.

Amazing visit - the food was spot on - we had the seafood platter and it was perfect. Fresh mussells, fresh crab, fresh prawns cooked to perfection.

Nice food good service nice location

Walked past. Looked like a nice place.

Really nice place for food and drinks, they had some live music on when we went

Well ai must say our experience was top notch.The staff were very friendly and helpful and the bacon roll and drinks were delicious. What can I say about the surroundings apart from the cafe is situated in Torquay marina and you wouldn’t find a nicer spot,so much going on around us.We loved it.

Great atmosphere, ideal boaters stop for drinks and food.

Probably one the worst breakfasts I have had. Over cooked, cold and over priced for what i got. The bacon was like eating cardboard. As a local I had wanted to try this place for ages but won’t go back and certainly wouldn’t recommend it. Lots of staff but still pretty poor service.

Great Service, warm Welcome and Superb Location at the end of the Harbour. 👌

Disappointing lunch, slow service, lukewarm food & pricey.

A very nice chilled out afternoon. Spent on the harbourside friendly staff able to turn their hand to changes requested on their menu and it was superb. We will see you shortly. Wouldn't hesitate to go back there again or recommend it. Plus they had a load of funky tunes that just made you feel like you were on holiday. Well done to all.

Great place to eat on the side of the harbour. Well worth a visit.

Lovely welcome here and big selection of food and drinks in a beautiful location by the harbour

This place seems like it's run by mostly very young staff who clearly don't have the life experience and personality to really make the customer feel welcome and at ease, almost like everything is to much hard work, no smiles no going out of their way to really push customer service!!! I can't understand for the life of me why this is so apparent in a place like this? So after ordering my food and drink I sat to listen to a bunch of teenagers that work their bleet on and on and absolute rubbish - why the hell doesn't the manager get them to pull their weight or do that in the back? Customers that want a nice experience don't want to listen to load of kids messing around!!! Where are the standards, where is the professional heart of a harbour restaurant... Clearly nowhere to be seen.

To be honest the dish was pretty good. What ruined everything was that we had a dish of mussels and fries but the fries were forgotten. We had to request them and it took way too long. We had already finished the dish. We asked for a small commercial gesture: another small portion of mussels so that we could eat the fries with them... They never arrived... We left before because it really took too long and yet there weren't many people there. serve. Damage

Friendly staff, delicious food and all round pleasant ambience.

Excellent full English with excellent black coffee. Bit expensive, but probably paying for the harbour views.

We only had drinks. The service was great and there is a glass enclosure outside the restaurant with great views of the Harbour. It was a very pleasant place to have a rest and something to drink.

Did some research and this looked good for choice/value. Didn’t disappoint with attentive staff and great service. Wanted to try the seafood platter and was amazing for the price. Loads of prawns, mussels. crab etc and beautifully cooked. Would go back again without hesitation

Great place for a meal, food service was friendly and the food was fabulous, especially the Mussels with cider and Bacon. The venue is a victim of its own success in some ways, though. When going for a night out in a premium diner such as this, you would not expect to queue up at the bar between courses for drinks. The bar was really busy, not so much for the food but for the drinkers. I was disappointed at the beer not being served cold enough, but one pump on a flash cooler constantly pouring is bound to struggle. Added to this, the price of £6.50 a pint served in a flimsy plastic glass is not what I would expect for the price.

Evrything amazing, except keep forgetting spoon and knife :) I loved it

Disappointed. Under staffed and my prawn sandwich was basic. Wine not the best either. Such a shame as lovely location.

Great place, highly recommended

Highly recommend the Seafood Platter here. It was very tasty and we particularly enjoyed the Moules marinière and its delicious sauce.

We had the seafood platter here. Half the price of further up the harbour and fantastic. The mussels and sauce were the best I've had anywhere. Only criticism is we needed a spoon to finish the sauce as it was so good!!!

Had the king prawn and avocado salad which was totally amazing, the best salad dressing I have ever had. My partner had prawn jacket, he said it was the tastiest jacket he had ever had. Very clean, amazing staff and great service . Wish I lived in Torquay, if you visit go to this place, you won’t be sorry. Very very reasonable prices.

Lovely food , nice atmosphere. Good music Waitress Maisey the best. 👌going back again today.

We ate here one evening after visiting Babbacombe and Kent’s Cavern and really enjoyed our meal. I had Beetroot and Squash Wellington with tender stem broccoli and red wine thyme sauce which was delicious with a beautiful mix of flavours and textures. My friend and I both had the Below Decks Chocolate Sundae - it was to die for! Our lovely waiter Will was attentive and looked after us very well. The music in the restaurant was amazing - a brilliant playlist which we all enjoyed, and not so loud that we couldn’t hear ourselves talk! All in all a great experience - we will be back for sure!

Lovely place, with fun staff and helpful staff, and good food.

Lovely little place for food, drinks and live music 💚

Fab location, great band, good atmosphere, drinks only this time. Thanks Below Decks

Altogether a good place for a meal. Good choices, good food, and good service.

Called in for a quick lunch. Excellent food and service. So we returned for evening meal. Again enjoyed the meal and feelof the place. Maybe be back before we leave

Great place and amazing location. Right on the harbour/marina. Only stayed for a few drinks.

We hired the glass function room which sits on the side of the marina for my friends hen party. The room has stunning views and a lovely terrace area. Staff are super helpful and I would definitely host another party there! Thank you Below Decks!

Funky bar down in the marina. Music, booze, coffee, burgers, nice outside area next to the water to sit at tables with table service. Can get very busy at popular times, Fri & Sat evenings etc so be aware, but good fun.

Two weeks ago we both had a cooked breakfast. It was excellent, freshly cooked and well presented. Service was very prompt and staff friendly too.

Not had food. Great place for a sunset drink. Sometimes live music too. Great location at the end of the marina. Bring sun lotion.

Expected to be able to order local seafood but everything was out of a bag. Felt they could have used local fish etc. what we ate was pleasant but not great (surf & turf) with three prawns on a piece of quite tough steak. I had a Camembert starter which was fine. Could be much better.

Great service and food was very good

Fantastic place to eat !! had a steak baguette (finally got someone who can cook steak 🥩!!) wife had prawn Rosemarie baguette, son had steak burger (he said it was the best burger he’s ever had) my next visit I had the chicken wings which were a bit dry but lots of lovely tasty sauce yum! Staff are great plenty of seating inside and a few tables outside, Brucie bonus is the bus shelter over the Quayside 👍🏼👍🏼 one of my favourite places❤️ plenty of parking above 👍🏼just along from the harvester(which I strongly recommend you walk past to this place to 👍🏼)

We visited for lunch and sat in the covered outdoor area. It was early May and a sunny day so lovely to sit and look out at the harbour. The seafood platter was delicious and service was quick and friendly. Good gluten free options too.

Breakfast bacon roll tasty really filling 😀👍

Good friendly service and food good. Seafood platter really good and well worth the money.

Great spot tucked away from the main drag with cheerful staff and warm welcome, that is open throughout the day and throughout the year. Feels like a local place, rather than just as tourist spot. Plus, on non windy days, outside seating on edge of marina.

Great food, great service, great ambience. Unfortunately the shells were out, but the table top was still very good. Kids had burgers and they were delicious too!

Staff were very helpful and the food was excellent. I can highly recommend the chunky chips for a quick snack. The cream tea's did Devon proud too. A lovely place to literally watch the world go by.

Sat in the sun outside for a couple of hours and in that time had 3 different DJs playing great tunes, if the sun had stayed out we would have stayed even longer! Good fun, a great spot and fab music. Staff were lovely.

Wow, the best burger ever in UK. I didn't want to eat there, as have no people in(weather was horrible) , my husband said let's give a chance. I am happy we did, the food was amazing, the below desk burger was my best burger, I ever had in Uk. Thank you Chef for that, you made my day. The waiter was a nice guy he served well. I recommend this restaurant, if we come back to Torquay, definitely come back to eat here 😊

An outstanding restaurant, Fantastic location, Superb food and great service often accompanied by live music. What more could you want, one of our favourite venues in Torquay

Glass of wine in some Torquay sunshine Lovely place

Great service with an upbeat smile, lovely food and plenty of it for the price. Dog friendly which is a must for us, good selection of dishes and a great coffee. Always go there for either just a coffee and cake or Lunch when we are in Torquay.

I only had a cappuccino and a latte. Again, very friendly staff. Lovely location. Can't say anything about the food. We didn't have a thing to eat.

A mid winter visit probably didn't do justice to the veiw and outdoor seating experience but the inside experience was fine. Establishment is fine for a meal and chat with friends, colleagues and family. Not really a romantic restaurant if you want a candle lit couple special occasion.

Probably one of the worst breakfast we’ve ever had? Ordered 2 eggs Benedict and 2 rounds of roast, after waiting 40 mins for it to be served freezing cold, yolk was solid. We were asked did we want any sauces? Yes brain please. This never showed, no toast, managed to call the male waiter, who got the brown sauce (even tho we were nearly finished) and said the toast was on its way. We had finished the cold breakfast, and after another 15 mins we thought we would get up and pay. Finally got to pay the bill after being ignored standing at the bar for another 10 minutes!!!! Absolutely shocking experience! No organisation making breakfast as the same time cooking Sunday lunch! Advice!!!!! Choose to stop breakfast at 11.00 am as you cannot do both menus successfully. Whilst waiting for the toast and payment we noticed dishes being at under the hot light for over 15 minute. Whilst staff re walking round clueless to their job role! Won’t return

Friendly - and dog-friendly, with delicious food, and a nice view of the harbour

One of the few places I am happy to go to on my own. Lovely cocktails and mocktails and a great place to sit outside on a warm evening.

I went to Below Decks with the other half and two friends also a couple for a dinner date. A Live band was playing the restaurant was extremely packed and busy great night for business. The food was incredible the night was incredible but it was the exceptional service of the waitress Maisie which was the eye catcher. She dealt with all the tables food, drinks etc at such a great pace and such a professional and polite manner aswell impeccable service she is a real asset to Below Decks I’ll be definitely visiting again very soon. Well done Maisie and thankyou for a great evening 👌

Easily the best breakfast in Torquay friendly staff

What a lovely welcome for me and my daughter, and our puppy, Luna. The staff were very accommodating and the breakfast was lovely.

Saw the special menu for Valentines Day advertised on Facebook and thought we'd give it a try - what a treat! One of the best meals we have had out in Torquay for a long time. Very friendly service and the food was beautiful. Having heard lots of favourable reviews of this little gem from local family and friends, we can only agree it is excellent! We will definitely be going again!

had a great night at Below Decks. The staff was very friendly and the the atmosphere was very welcoming. food is very tasty and was good value as all cooked to order and arrived in a good time. it is in a great location. will definitely be back when I return to Torquay.

Wow what a place! Was walking along the end of this harbour and it was all quiet only to enter the restaurant and realise this is where the scene is at! Staff very friendly and welcoming, we ordered chicken wings, mussels and fries. The mussels were fabulous and large, bread delicious also. There was a band playing and it made for a great atmosphere. Look forward to returning on our next visit 🥰

Great food and atmosphere, made even better by Maisy who was serving us all night and kept our drinks flowing. With a smile on her face and bringing the banter. Thank you

Such a nice place, service was friendly and engaging. And the food was amazing. Will definitely be going back.

First class service, from masy will be back there very soon.food was amazing , Sea food to share. Lovely Sea view from inside the restaurant. Just so Good 👍

It's a nice venue for food or drinks. I haven't eaten here in a while, but I've heard it's good. Just a couple of drinks recently. It was very quiet and the music a bit too loud, but other than that, it's good for all weathers due to its additional outdoor seating and harbour views

Good food, well presented, thank you

Had a nice breakfast, very nice food , £13 is a lot for a breakfast when it doesn't include at least one cup of tea or coffee, but if you not worried about price then a good place to go. Service was good there was a waitress who we asked for bill but she forgot a young man also serviced us he was excellent

Title says it really. Paid a lot more than most places for breakfast, eggs were hard and ruined Ie overcooked, bacon was tasteless… sorry but paying your prices I expect lovely produce, I hate chain food and this WAS chain food. This wasn’t quality food. I refuse to come back for breakfast now when we are asked, in a time where it’s so pricey to go out for meals I expect a nice one.

Great place to eat or just grab a beer. Dog friendly with dog treats on sale.

Good staffing levels, good table service, good location and a nice place to walk off lunch.

Great service and location. Maisy was just the best waitress... Eggnog latte was lovely as well! Be back again soon.

went here for evening meal as recommended as dog friendly [ we dont like to leave our dog ]. The staff are welcoming and freindly. The meal was delicious, we had the seafood platter as was recommended to try and even the service was exelent Iris [the waitress] was very polite and asked if we needed anything else so we ordered a few drinks while we were waiting and everthing we needed was served [even drink for our dog] quickly. didnt have to wiat for anything. Exelent all round expierence would recommend to others

Fantastic quality & size for the price! Fresh, home made generously sized baps filled with fresh, high quality fillings!

Did not receive my order. Tried ringing and no answer

Great coffee and cake. Dog friendly. The staff were lovely and polite.

What a great night. Atmosphere great, Group excellent , food fantastic. Thoroughly enjoyed. Will return.

Booked a table for 8. The staff were great . All the table was set and ready. Service spot on. Drinks straight away and the restuarant was quite busy. We ordered a variety of dishes from seafood platter to below decks burger. All served at same time. What a great night for a group of people aged between 22 and 68. Highly recommended.

Fabulous food and service in an amazing location! Really enjoyed yet another visit here - food and service as reliably wonderful as ever! Thank you

Very friendly and efficient staff really nice outlook over the harbour, ideal place for a coffee and tea cake

This has to be my favourite place in Torquay . I’ve lived here my entire life and this place feels like one where everyone knows your name . Fantastic food, the best staff , exceptionally wonderful people 🥰… if you’re here for the summer their seafood platter is one to try .. live bands play regularly … it’s the place to meet friendly faces all year round … can’t rave enough about this place … I vote best in the bay :-) xxx 😘

I’ve lived in Torquay my entire life … if you are local and haven’t yet found this little Gem 💎 where have you been !!! Great food , if you’re visiting the sea food platter is a must !! But not only that this is where to come if you want to go where everyone knows your name … they have the best team in the place who will make your entire experience a great one … they get very busy in the summer so prepare to book ahead , especially on band nights xxx 😍🥰

Great place to go if you want a decent cup of coffee, real quality . I went for a meal at below decks ,with a group of people for a Christmas do ,on the 8th of December. I had steak 😋 it was the best steak I have had for long while , everything about the meal was really good. I had Christmas pudding for my sweet, and it was perfect, not to rich but just right. 👌The assistant that served us was amazing. I highly recommend below decks..